Why not also take your main tire to the truck tire shop and have it
foam-filled? The weight difference would seem insignificant. Is it cost
prohibitive?


"Lars Peder Hansen" wrote in message
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Getting tired of punctures and leaks, I switched to a "solid" tail wheel
(my guess is that it is filled with some rather dense foam)
This added 260g of weight, and needless to say, no punktures since then..
I'd recommend it anytime.

Lars Peder
DG-600, Denmark


"GM" wrote in message
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If you do fill the inner tube to more than
50%, the damping qualities of the wheel will rapidly deteriotate since
water is incompressible (but then, so is brass).

As far as I know, a 'Brass Wheel' refers to the hub, which is
typically made from cast aluminum or Nylon plastic, being made from
solid Brass. There is still a pneumatic wheel on this hub.
I also doubt that one can get the inner tube filled 100% with water
given the way the valve stem is positioned.
Since we are on this subject: has anyone ever tried to foam-fill the
tail wheel? Some wheels of industrial equipment gets foam-filled to
make them puncture-proof.
Uli Neumann